The California Surf Museum preserves and showcases the history of the sport of surfing.
The museum offers a large collection of surfing equipment, including vintage surfboards. The museum puts on a variety of events, including concerts and educational programs and videos. Tours are available to the public year round and to groups by request. The website offers basic visitor information and information regarding upcoming events.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame serves as the nation's main basketball Hall of Fame. Notable Hall of Famers include famed coach Phil Jackson, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Wilt Chamberlain.
The Hall of Fame offers visitors a series of exhibits designed to showcase the history of basketball as well as biographies and highlights of all Hall of Famers. The website offers a listing of all Hall of Famers with accompanying biographies, along with information about awards presented by the Hall, a biography of Coach Naismith, information on upcoming events, and a history of both basketball and the Hall.
The Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame was first opened in 1992 in order to chronicle the history of amateur baseball in history since its beginning in 1857. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor those who have dedicated their lives to amateur baseball progress, through playing the game as well as work in the community to keep amateur baseball alive and kicking. Members are not chosen solely by their statistics as a player, but also by their contribution to the game through volunteerism, fund raising, promotion, and general community involvement.
The Hall of Fame offers visitors a variety of exhibits and collections that showcase the history and progress of amateur baseball in Minnesota through the years. The site offers visitor information, online photographs and historical information regarding the Hall of Fame's uniform, equipment, and memorabilia collections, a listing of all Hall of Fame inductees, and an online store.
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is the country's largest state sports museum and has been in operation since 1956. The building itself resembles a turn of the century ballpark. Inside, visitors can experience the history of sports in Georgia with over 14,000 feet of exhibits space and the Hall of Fame Corridor which honors over 300 inductees. The Museum also houses a gift shop and research library.
The site offers an online gift shop, an events calendar, information about educational events, and a listing of all inductees into the Hall of Fame complete with mini-biographies.
The Museum's galleries chronicle the rich history of tennis through interactive exhibits, dynamic videos, and popular memorabilia from historic champions and the superstars of today. Set in the original club rooms of the Casino, visitors of all ages delight in Stanford White's architectural detail as well as the state-of-the-art gallery experience. In Enshrinee hall, plaques commemorate the great players, coaches, administrators, and writers that have been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The hall offers exhibits, tours, tournaments, research library access, and recreational events.
Located in Chicago's historic "Little Italy" neighborhood, the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame preserves and promotes the history and heritage of Italian Americans in sports. Its collection aims to honor Italian Americans who have made lasting contributions to sports and society.
The hall offers exhibits.
The Hall honors noteworthy figures in volleyball history.
The hall offers exhibits.
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame operates a museum established to celebrate and preserve Texas's sports history.
The museum offers exhibits and tours.
The Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving history, protecting nature and open space, and creating tourism destinations in the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor. The Association also manages the Gaylord Building, a National Trust Historic Site, in Lockport, Illinois. One of the oldest industrial buildings in the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor, the 1838 Gaylord Building is a model of adaptive reuse, featuring the Public Landing restaurant, canal exhibits and more. More than 150 years ago, the Gaylord Building played a major role in creation of the Illinois & Michigan Canal, the final link in America’s great water highway system of the 19th century. The Building also serves as a base for the Lockport Sleepers Vintage Base Ball Club, composed of living historians who interpret the national pastime as it was played in the late 1850s.
The association offers lectures and educational and recreational events; the building offers exhibits, tours, occasional living history events, and educational and recreational programs.
The Museum collects, preserves and displays the 5,000-year history that has led to the worldwide success of bowling.
The museum and hall offer exhibits, film clips, tours, and educational programs.